Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-03-04
Proceedings of Congress.

The Senate on Thursday of last week
disagreed to House substitute for the fish
cry retaliation bill, and a conference was
asked. a resolution was offered by Mr..
Edmunds, which went over until Friday,
declaring John J. Ingalls, of Kansas, pres,
ident pro tempore of The Senate. The
Senate further discussed the pleuro- pneu-
nomia bill, but did not reach "A vote on it.
The House, 10y vote of 151 to i30, refused
to agree to Senate amendment TO the post
office appropriation bill appropriating
100000 for the Ceatral and South Amer-
lean mails The motion to pass the de
pendent pension bill ov,r the Presidents
veto was last. the vote standing 115 yeas
to 125 nays-not the nee, ssary two thlrus.
In the Senate on Friday Senator J ,hr
J. Ingalls,, Of Kansas, was elected President
pro tempore Of that body Tue Senate
further considered the pleuro pneumonia
bill but did not reach vote. The Sen
ate held an evening session for the Consid
Grafton of the Pacific Railroad inquiry res
olution. The House insisted on its amend
ments to the retaliation bill. and Ly a vot.
of 152 to II passed the bill providing foI
agricultural experiment stations. The
conference report on the invalid apprOpri-
alton bill was agreed 10. The considers
ton of the naval appropriation bin occu
pied The remainder of the H,uSe session.
In the Senate Saturday,, Mr. Sherman
vacated the chair as president pro tenn
pore, and was succeeded by Mr. Ingalls,
The CO lsular and anricultural appropria-
tion bills were passed. The Senate also
passed a bill to reimburse the depositnrs
of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
pany. The House passed the naval ap-
preparation hil with an amendment APP
propriatinC $4,950, 600 for steel cruisers
The remainder OF the session was devoted
on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill.
In the Senate, Monday. bill was passed
to increase the endowment of the Louis
lana State University and Agricultural
College. The pleuro- pneumonia bill was
passed by vote If 81 to 70. The bill to
prevent the employment of alien or convic;
labor upon pub &c buildings and punlic
works was passed, as was also the }abor
arbitration bill, which had already passed
the House. The House spent the entire
day session in debate on the legislative
appropriation bill the debate beinc Of
political character. At the evening scs
sion OF the House the legislative a ,lropri-
alton bill was further considered
In the Senate. Tuesday. the Creirutias
of Senator's elect Stackbridg-, Of Michi.
gan, and Turpie, of Indiana. were report.
ed back from the election committee and
placed on file. The Senate passed - pen
sion bulls. The conference reports on he
river and harbor and consular and dipto-
matte appropriation bi Is were agreed ~
by the Senate. \ till vas passed rclicy
ing the pc itical disAhi tiles II Thomas 3
Nally, Of Virginia. The House passed the
bill making appropriations for the pay
mont Of Mexican pensions. The confer
ence reports on the river and b. rbnr aud
the Indian appropriation bills were agreed
to, and under q suspension of the rules
the deficiency appropriation aud legisla-
tive appropriation bills passed The House.
The Senate was occupied "Wednesday
on the naval appropriation bill, aud tinally
adopted substitute Tor House bti which
S2l,Glo.O0o for six steel
cruisers. arnaments and coast defense.
The Senate. 10y syote oi 30 = i. passed
q bi ! appropriating $500 0o0 ior the cree
tion of national memorial bridge over
the Potomac river from Washington L"
The House. after ~ Ie.
bate. passed the fisheries retah4tory bia
as il passed the Senate \ bill ~As pass
I'd compensatlng Aitert II Emery iar the
Of an iron and stce testing
machine for the United STATES \; the
evening session the House caucU red in
he conference repnr, on the agriculture
biil.